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Assessment of the Health Impacts of Climate Change in Kiribati

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Kiribati-a low-lying, resource-poor Pacific atoll nation-is one of the most vulnerable countries in the World to the impacts of climate change, including the likely detrimental effects on human health. We describe the preparation of a climate change and health adaptation plan for Kiribati carried out by the World Health Organization and the Kiribati Ministry of Health and Medical Services, including an assessment of risks to health, sources of vulnerability and suggestions for highest priority adaptation responses. This paper identifies advantages and disadvantages in the process that was followed, lays out a future direction of climate change and health adaptation work in Kiribati, and proposes lessons that may be applicable to other small, developing island nations as they prepare for and adapt to the impacts of climate change on health.

Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110505224

Authors: Lachlan McIver, Alistair Woodward, Seren Davies, Tebikau Tibwe, Steven Iddings

Institutions: Australian National University, World Health Organization, University of Auckland

Language: English

Topic: Climate Change and Health Impacts

Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Climate action

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,016